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Physics Honors Program

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An application for admission to the Physics Honors Program will be accepted only after the student has been admitted to the University's Honors Scholars Program as described in the Undergraduate Catalog, and after application for a major in Physics.  Upon receiving an application to the honors program, the designated honors scholars adviser will serve as the adviser for physics honors students.  The faculty adviser will help students complete the program requirements.

The honors curriculum core courses are taken in the last two years of study and include PHYS 390 (3) - Junior Physics Honors, PHYS 490 (3) - Senior Physics Honors, and PHYS 495 (3) - Physics Honors Thesis.  In addition, honors students are required to take the Quantitative section of the Graduate Record Examination, or the equivalent, and achieve a score in the 85^th percentile or better.  Students who complete the curriculum will be recognized by the designation Physics Honors on their diploma.